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[–] onslaught545@lemmy.zip 11 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

So many people think gerrymandering applies to presidential elections.

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 10 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

When state and national legislatures are gerrymandered, and these legislatures restrict enfranchisement of the public, participation in elections lives downstream of gerrymandering.

There's also been a push by the Trump legal groups to advance "independent state legislature theory". Under this rule, the electoral college is selected by the state legislature without regard to the statewide popular vote.

Very possible we have a SCOTUS willing to uphold such an interpretation.

[–] pezhore 7 points 2 weeks ago

I'm fairly certain this is the endgame goal. Gerrymandering can only get the GOP so far - red states are already badly gerrymandered, there's not a ton of gains there. Populations between states aren't swinging that much to take away electoral votes from red to blue states.

But independent state legislature, now that's got legs. Gerrymandered red states stay red for state legislature, they pick the (no pun intended) "right" electoral college members, boom! No more democrat presidents.